Top Tips for Top Burgers

Top Tips for Top Burgers

Improving your burger

Are you not getting the number of compliments from diners that you’d like to receive? Bringing your burgers and extra kick will excite customers and have them coming back for more day after day.

Don’t be afraid of sauce

Sauces offer a wide variety of flavors and combinations for you to take advantage of to please your customers. Investing in just five or six different sauces can give you countless different variations on taste. Don’t be afraid to ask customers if they would like a specific sauce added to their sandwich. Some may reject the offer, but a list of your sauces could spark an intuitive customer who may give you a great idea for your next specialty burger.

Place a thumb indentation before cooking

When you simply slap a patty on the grill, it will rise and become an annoyance for your customers. You will see a great benefit in pushing a thumbprint into the burger before it cooks. This technique effectively gives the burger a more unique look and will allow diners to add condiments easier. Don’t forget to use gloves!

Separate yourself from other vendors

One of the common pitfalls of a food truck burger is that it has no personality. You want to create a burger that a customer will remember and want to return to your truck for more. Simply offering a run of the mill burger will only make the customer think of you as an average truck. Whether you have a secret ingredient, offer additional sauces, or have a variety of meats, separating yourself from the competition will go a long way in your brand’s recognition. Once you have a niche that makes you unique, your customers will become your best advertisers. Find something special to add to your burger to make it more than just an ordinary burger, and turn it into a work of cuisine art.

Research the “hot” burgers

As much as you want to separate yourself from the competition, you also want to create something that the customers are familiar with receiving. Try to look through cookbooks or online videos of different cooking styles and methods. Just taking in this information will allow you to make an informed decision if a guest has a question about your burgers. The more you grow your knowledge of popular burgers and styles, the easier it will be to create your own unique blend of the best sandwiches.

Only season with salt and pepper

When seasoning your patty, you want to try to stick with just salt and pepper. Adding too many sauces, herbs, and spices will garner you the title as a meatloaf food truck. Burgers can still be customized after the seasoning phase and get a fulfilling taste customers will salivate over and return with their friends for more.